Should I risk it or not? Ian Song hesitated.
But he was never one to be timid or cowardly. Even if it might cost him his life, he decided to take the risk.
With a thought, he instantly teleported out of the Divine Temple.
"Where did you hide just now? I couldn't sense you at all!" Light asked, clearly curious.
Ian Song sneered to himself. The Divine Temple was forged by the Star King—forget you, not even immortals or gods could detect its existence.
"Do you think I'd actually tell you?"
"No problem. You don't have to tell me now. Once I kill you and enslave your soul, I'll know everything!" Light said coldly.
World-Shaping Avatar!!
This time, before Light could attack, Ian Song transformed into a twelve-zhang giant. He hadn't stopped cultivating during this period, but his progress was limited by his constant worry over Lynn Ning.
"Boom!"
As a giant, Ian Song unleashed a barrage of punches.
Instantly, the void in front of Light shattered layer by layer, turning into a massive black hole. After breaking through this layer of space, Ian didn't stop—he kept hammering at the black hole as if trying to drag Light out from the spatial seams where he was hiding.
"Don't waste your energy. You won't find my true body!"
Hundreds of meters away, Light's mirror image appeared and mocked him.
Ian ignored him and twisted around to keep attacking Light's mirror image.
In an instant, another patch of void turned into a black hole.
"Enough. I've played with you long enough—it's time to end this!"
Light's voice echoed from all directions. Suddenly, Ian realized the surroundings had turned into a pitch-black world.
"Slash!"
A cold, silvery blade flashed down.
Ian spun and punched, sending a towering reaper wielding a death scythe flying—but a long, narrow wound appeared on Ian's arm.
This is the Nether God Arena I forged with Death Law. With your pitiful strength, you'll be lucky to last three minutes here!
Light's voice rang out again.
Dozens of towering reapers wielding death scythes charged at Ian.
Each reaper was as strong as an Out-of-Body cultivator. Even as a giant, Ian couldn't hold them off; in moments, his body was covered in countless wounds.
His massive body was already on the verge of collapse.
You're even weaker than I imagined!" Light jeered loudly.
Die!
Ian roared in fury and charged recklessly at Light.
Slash, slash, slash, slash!
But the death scythes blocked his path, carving several fatal wounds into his body!
Thud!
Ian's huge body crashed to the ground, rapidly shrinking back to normal size.
A cold death scythe rested against his neck, ready to sever his head at any moment.
Ian's eyes widened, his face full of unwillingness.
A figure flashed—Light appeared before him, looking down from above: "You didn't even last two minutes. I'm truly disappointed!"
Doesn't matter anymore.
Ian gave a bitter smile: "I have one last request before I die—can I see your real face?"
Light fell silent.
'What, are you too ugly to show yourself?' Ian taunted.
Suddenly, the black mist around Light surged, and an ordinary Western face appeared before Ian's eyes.
You've seen my real face—now you can die in peace!
Spatial Stasis!
Ian gave a low shout, and instantly the entire space-time field froze. He slapped away a reaper, flashed in front of Light, and punched.
Light's figure dissolved and vanished into the air.
Another mirror image!
Ian gnashed his teeth in frustration.
Three seconds later, the spatial stasis faded and Light reappeared more than ten meters away.
"Now do you give up?" he smiled at Ian, his tone thick with mockery and disdain.
I didn't expect you to be so cautious.' Ian's eyes dimmed.
Light chuckled, "I have no choice but to be careful. We're both System Hosts—no one would believe you don't have a trump card, so I played along and let you use it. Otherwise, you'd die with regrets. Tell me, wasn't I considerate?"
Die!
Ian shouted angrily and threw another punch at Light.
Hmph!
Several reapers wielding death scythes flashed into view. In just a few dozen exchanges, Ian was decapitated.
At the same time, a silver ring floated up from his corpse.
Looking at Ian's headless body, Light's face suddenly showed a complicated expression—there was even a trace of sadness.
Actually, I didn't want to kill you. But once you upgraded your System to four stars, I had no choice.' With a sigh, Light walked to Ian's corpse and waved a hand; the silver ring that held his System flew toward him.
But the instant Light grabbed the silver ring, his expression suddenly changed. At that moment, a figure flashed into view.
Stab!
A longsword pierced his chest.
This time, blood spurted—so it wasn't another mirror image.
Light's face twisted with anger and disbelief. He stared at Ian, who held the sword: "Weren't you dead? Why...?"
Sorry, the real me is dead!' Evan Huang smiled faintly; at the same time, sword energy exploded from the blade, shredding Light's organs to pieces.
Splurt!
Light spat out a mouthful of blood. His body twisted and transformed into a familiar face.
It's you!
Seeing that face, Ian was stunned, disbelief written all over him. He never dreamed Light would turn out to be her.
At that moment, Ian's corpse suddenly shone with radiant light. When the glow faded, he came back to life.
He hurried over, staring at the dying Light with a complicated expression, and gave a bitter smile: "Why is it you?"
Why couldn't it be me?
Light sneered. You replaced Landon Lu—why couldn't I replace her?
When did you replace her? How is she now?' Ian asked in a low voice, tension in his tone.
Hehe!
Light laughed, her smile hauntingly beautiful. She looked deeply at Ian: "I won't tell you. I want you to remember me—and feel guilty—for the rest of your life!"
As soon as she finished speaking, her body was engulfed in black flames and instantly turned to ashes.
When the flames faded, Ian reached out and grabbed the silver ring, letting out a deep sigh.
Master, congratulations! For the next month, you can return to the main world at any time!' Meow's voice rang out.
Ian had thought he'd be happy to hear this news, but in truth, he felt no joy at all—especially with the scene of Light's death replaying in his mind.